Easy Baked Salmon & Asparagus Sheet Pan Dinner (healthy, low carb)
If you are looking for a healthy, low carb dinner, try this easy baked salmon sheet pan recipe. There is also a delicious creamy lemon Asiago sauce that goes great with both the salmon and asparagus.
Ingredients
- 1 whole salmon (mine was 2.3 lbs)
- 1 lb asparagus spears, cleaned and cut into large pieces
Lemon Asiago Sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice (depending how lemony you like it)
- zest of half lemon
- 1 lemon, sliced
- ½ cup Asiago cheese, grated
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
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Preaheat oven to 400° F.
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Place a piece of foil on a large baking tray or cookie sheet. Spray with cooking oil.
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Rinse and dab dry the piece of salmon. Place on the cookie sheet along with the cleaned and sliced asparagus.
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Spray cooking spray all over the salmon and asparagus. You can also use olive oil but this is easier.
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Generously sprinkle salt and pepper over both the asparagus and salmon. Bake for 20 minutes. Salmon should be nice and flaky.
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While the fish is baking make the sauce.
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In a small saucepan, add the butter and garlic and cook for about a minute. The garlic will be fragrant.
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Then add in the lemon juice and zest. Let cook for another minute.
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Lastly add in the cheese and cream. Whisk until the cheese is melted. Use immediately. Eitehr pour on fish or serve along side.
Recipe Notes
The nutritional information:
1 tablespoon of lemon asiago sauce
69 cals / 6.9g fat / 0.5g carbs / 1.1g protein = 0.5g net carbs
1 serving of both salmon and asparagus based on 6 servings total
273 cals / 7.9g fat / 1.8g carbs / 0.9g fiber / 46.2g protein = 0.9g net carbs